People consider me a hero, but I turn around and look at the military people overseas. They’re the freaking heroes. They’re the ones putting their lives on the line for America. Rulon Gardner Read Quote
I can freestyle for a while, but I’m not an Olympic swimmer who can go two or three miles. Rulon Gardner Read Quote
Ultimately, I didn’t look at ‘The Biggest Loser’ as being my defining moment. I wasn’t there to compete and win the money. I wasn’t there to win ‘The Biggest Loser.’ I was there for my health. Rulon Gardner Read Quote
I look at what I have as compared to what I don’t have. I have this, I have this, I have this. Thank God for it, and let’s move on. Rulon Gardner Read Quote
For me, back in Sydney, it was just being there and going out and beating Alexander Karelin, 13-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist. It was everything for me. Rulon Gardner Read Quote
There’s no comparison to competition. You can’t tell yourself truly where you’re at unless you compete in competition. Rulon Gardner Read Quote
Wrestling pushes me, makes me accountable. It makes me who I am. I never felt I was just a normal person. Then I felt too normal, lazy, sedentary. Rulon Gardner Read Quote
That’s why I kept wrestling – I’m too dumb to realize I can’t win, so I keep wrestling until I ultimately succeed. I’m pretty dang stubborn. Rulon Gardner Read Quote